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Before Sir Sampson Wright.'The battle between the famous .pugilists, Mendoza and Humphreys, was, on Saturday, finally settled, without a knock-do-wn blohu, except that given by the worthy Knight himself.In consequence of the agreement which was made between these two pugilists, a short time ago, at a house in the City, to fight at a time then fixed on, Sir Sampson Wright, greatly to his credit, determined to put a stop to this shameful practice; and as the offence originated in the City, applied to the Lord Mayor for a Peace Warrant to apprehend Daniel Mendoza and Richard Humphreys, which warrant SirSAMPSON backed. It was in consequence put in force against Mendoza, and he appeared before SirSAMPSON, who seated to him the ill consequences and danger attending prize-fighting, and particularly pointed out the great injury it did to the lower class of people. Mendoza replied, the effeCts arising from battles of that sort were not of such evil tendency; for that it was a very great benefit to the neighbourhood in which the conflict took place, as it caused a great deal of money to be spent there; and affirmed, that wherever he had fought, more money was spent than he ever'got by his victory. He added, that he had made sufficient money to support himself; and that after the battle which was to have taken place between him and Humphreys, he never meant to have fought again, nor should he then have fought had he not been compelled to it.Sir SaMpson compelled Mr. Mendoza to give bail for his good behaviour in future, which ho did,, himself in a penalty of two hundred pounds, and two friends in one hundred pounds each.Bridget Brian, alias McNamara, was committed
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London World
London, Middlesex, GB
Mon, Feb 01, 1790
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